I wanted to read this book because I absolutely loved the first book in this series. I wanted a Kane brother and Rowan is still my number 1, however Declan is a close 2nd. This is the second book in a series of interconnected standalones following the billionaire Kane brothers. 

There are two points of view within this book. The first is Declan. He is the oldest Kane brother, and he is destined to become the next CEO of his family media empire. There is only one problem – his grandfather’s inheritance clause. His dying wish is for Declan to find a wife and have a child. This seems impossible to Declan, until his assistant volunteers for the job. Their marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to his biggest problem. But the more they act like they are in love in public, the more unsure Declan feels about the contract. He was never planning on caring about Iris especially not when breaking her heart is bound to happen. The next point of view is Iris. Her plan to marry Declan was simple in theory. Move in together, throw a wedding, have a baby. They set rules to prevent any kind of issues. Ones that were never meant to be broken, but Declan seems to be tempting her to break them. Now she doesn’t know whether this relationship is real or fake, but she knows one thing – falling in love was never an option, at least not for me.  

Oh, once again, Lauren Asher has me a CHOKEHOLD over these brothers. I want more of them. I love how Declan goes from this cold exterior at the very start of this book to like a golden retriever energy for his wife by the end. I just love how sassy he gets, like you forget that he is supposed to be running a business yet, all he can think about is how to get Iris to love him. I love Iris, she is so badass and strong, and she knows how to throw a punch (I was screaming at that chapter). At the same time, I loved the vulnerability that Iris showed with her hidden disability and her fears due to the father. I love that both Declan and Iris have daddy issues, yet they are both determined to not let them wreck each other. I love the tropes in this book being workplace romance, boss/employee, marriage of convenience, fake dating and my personal favourite grumpy x sunshine. This story worked so well and blended so well from the previous novel, and I loved seeing the previous couple of Zahra and Rowan show up and tell them how to be in love and things. I cannot wait to see more of Cal, I want more of this storyline and I cannot wait for his book to come out. The friendship between him and Iris and the sassiness he gives his brothers - I just know his book is going to be good.  

I don’t have anything bad to say about this book, this book could have been 8000 pages long and I wouldn’t have complained, I want more. Lauren Asher has me in a chokehold.